ALSD Visionary Award Winner 2024: Janet Marie Smith

ALSD, the world's largest network of premium experience innovators in sports and entertainment, is proud to announce Janet Marie Smith as the distinguished recipient of the 2024 ALSD Visionary Award. This accolade, to be bestowed during the 34th Annual Premium Experience Conference in Los Angeles (July 14-16, 2024), recognizes Smith's profound impact on our industry, particularly through her innovative approaches in designing some of the most iconic ballparks in America.
Known markedly for her work on iconic ballparks such as Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, which set the standard for a new wave of ballparks after its opening in 1992, and renovations and expansions to Fenway Park in Boston and Dodger Stadium in L.A., the name Janet Marie Smith is synonymous with innovative sports architecture and urban planning.
In 2022, Janet Marie Smith and Fran Weld formed Baltimore based “Canopy”, a woman-led company devoted to the design and management of business strategies for sport projects and surrounding developments. Dedicated to urban revitalization and community enrichment, Canopy specializes in large-scale projects working with teams, universities and developers to seamlessly blend sports, design, and urban planning as well as intimate scales within museums, retail, and public parks.
During the past 12 years, Smith has overseen the large-scale improvement and expansion projects at Dodger Stadium and Campo Las Palmas, the club’s home in the Dominican Republic and also worked with the Philadelphia Phillies, the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Paris Basketball team and Chelsea Football Club on projects that are designed to improve the fan and player experiences.
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